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Animal [possibly a griffin] in a circular frame on a panel with decorative elements. At the top of the panel are the name "Floyd Wright" and the phrase "His Book." Brown ink. Signed Ainslie Hewett with four-digit year.

Baby riding a fish framed by ornamental decorative elements including stars and other shapes. Below the baby and fish are the name "Ainslie Hewett" and the phrase "His Book." This bookplate was designed for the artist's first child, whose name was...

Bearded man in classical dress holding a book and looking at a younger man sitting on steps in front of a set of columns. Books and a scroll are on the step next to the younger man. A globe and books are on the base of the column next to the...

Black dog and smaller white dog look up at a birdfeeder with a bird on its edge. A fence with two posts is in the background. The image is inside an oval frame on a panel with vertical stripes. The name "Minnie Marvin Wheeler" is at the base of the...

Boy in a tunic top standing on a rock and blowing a long, narrow horn. Above the image is the phrase "Ex Libris." Below the image is the name "Edward Wilson Hewett." Edward Wilson Hewett, an artist and writer, is the eldest son of (George) Ainslie...

Brick archway featuring a seal with the Greek words "Sigill Coll Yalen Nov Port Nov Angl" and the Latin phrase "Lux et Veritas." This is the seal for Yale University. "Vanderbilt Hall" is inscribed on the building. The year "1902" is to the left of...

Celtic cross with text above and below it. Above the cross is the phrase "In memory of" followed by the names "Mildred Adams and Frank Sayre Cowgill." Below the cross are the words "St. Luke's Church Anchorage." Black ink. Signed Ainslie Hewett...

Crane flying over a body of water next to a group of trees. Decorative elements and text are above and below the image. At the top is the quotation "The power to live that lies in books?" At the bottom is the name "Dorothy Crane Maxwell." Black...

Debutante Katherine Hewett of Louisville, Kentucky standing in the grass, wearing a floral print dress and wide-brimmed hat. The photograph has been cut so that only her image is visible. Stamped on back of image: October 19, 1933.

Decorative oval containing a banner. Inside the banner are a bell, violin, and a small roll of sheet music. The banner also contains the text "Ex Libris" and "James P. & Merriam E. Barnes." Black ink. Signed Ainslie Hewett with four-digit year.

Decorative panel featuring a young man in profile wearing a helmet with wings, a horn, the drama masks for comedy (Thalia) and tragedy (Melpomene), two snakes wrapped around a staff with wings (caduceus), and a scroll with Greek text. At the base...

Decorative rectangular panel. At the top are two cherubs in silhouette holding a garland. The name "Beatrice Wilson" is in the center of the panel. Below the name is the phrase "Her Book." Beatrice Wilson was the sister-in-law of Ainslie Hewett....

Decorative shield featuring a knight reading a book on a horse. In the background is a castle. Above the shield is a knight's helmet. A book with text lies open near the base of the shield. The book contains the text "This is [ye] way to all good...

Decorative shield featuring a pegasus, a palette with paint brushes, the drama masks for comedy (Thalia) and tragedy (Melpomene), and a pan flute or panpipe. Black ink with orange highlights. A scroll near the top of the shield has the text "The...

Decorative shield with a row of three birds on top and a fourth bird above a painter's palette on the bottom. Below the shield is an open book. The name "Mary Verhoeff" is below the book. Decorative torches are on either side of the shield and...

Decorative shield with a torch on either side. At the top is an insignia featuring a ship with sails. In a circle around the insignia are the words "The Handcraft Shops Founded 1904." On the scrolls below the insignia is the phrase "Help, Hall, or...

Design in a shape similar to a cross featuring floral and other detailed ornamentation. The widest section has the text "Roberta & William Baldwin." Below the names in a narrower section is the phrase "Inter hos amicos noli nos Turbare." Brown ink....

Dragon's head, small shield with text, and intricate ornamentation. A scroll with text runs across the center of the design. The text on the shield is "Never less alone than when alone." The scroll says "Bruno Alberts." Born in Louisville, Bruno...

Elaborate design with two columns and a dome at the top and bottom of the image. The center contains the phrase "Ex Libris," the name "Mary Louise Kannapell," and the Latin phrase "Alfiora [?]eto." Dark blue and tan, brown, or gold ink. Signed...